The Reality of Making a Living as a Creative
Your art brings real value to people's lives. The challenge is building income that's as reliable as your talent.
Income That's Hard to Predict
Gallery sales, commissions, and gig work come in waves. One month is great, the next is quiet. Online teaching creates steadier income that doesn't depend on any single sale or event.
In-Person Teaching Only Goes So Far
Private lessons and local workshops are fulfilling, but they cap your income at the hours in your day. There are only so many people you can teach face-to-face.
Most Tech Platforms Aren't Made for Creatives
You're an artist, not a web developer. The last thing you want is to spend hours tinkering with platform settings when you could be creating or teaching.
Your Process Is Hard to Capture in Text
Teaching your craft is about showing, not just telling. You need a platform where video demonstrations and visual content come first, not last.
Share Your Craft with More Students
Ruzuku makes it easy to share your creative process with students anywhere in the world — without spending more time on technology than on your art.
Ruzuku makes it straightforward to create video-rich courses, build a community of fellow creatives, and earn sustainable income from your expertise. You focus on teaching. We handle the platform.
Tools That Work the Way Creatives Teach
Everything you need to share your creative process — without the tech getting in the way.
Video That Does Your Work Justice
Upload high-quality process videos without worrying about storage limits or compression artifacts. Your students see every brushstroke, every technique, every detail — exactly as you intended.
Downloadable Resources
Share reference images, templates, patterns, sheet music, or practice files alongside your lessons. Students download what they need and work alongside your teaching.
A Place to Share Work
Discussion forums become galleries where students share their progress and finished pieces. It builds community and keeps people motivated — which means they stick with your course.
Live Demonstrations
Host live Zoom sessions where you demonstrate techniques in real time, answer questions, and give feedback. It's the closest thing to a studio workshop feeling — just online.
Personal Feedback
Students submit their work for your review. You respond with text, audio, or video feedback — whatever feels natural. This is what sets your course apart from a YouTube tutorial.
Project-Based Structure
Organize courses around complete projects — from blank canvas to finished piece. Drip content keeps students on pace and prevents them from jumping ahead and feeling overwhelmed.
What Creatives Build on Ruzuku
Real course structures from artists, musicians, and makers — adapted to how each person naturally teaches.
Technique Masterclass
A self-paced video course teaching specific techniques through complete projects — with downloadable references and a student gallery for sharing work and getting feedback.
Monthly Creative Membership
A subscription community with weekly live sessions, a new tutorial each month, critique threads, and access to a growing library of past lessons.
Intensive Bootcamp
A cohort-based program where students work through a structured curriculum together — video lessons, project files, peer feedback, and weekly live Q&A with you.
Workshop Series
A multi-course bundle covering related skills — each with video lessons, hands-on challenges, and personalized reviews of student work.
“I just want to say Ruzuku has changed my life. There is no way I could have managed running my courses, taking payments, etc. without you... my income is 10x what it was in 2019!”
Sally Hirst
Artist & Art Educator
Income 10x growth, 5,000+ students worldwide
What Makes Ruzuku Different for Creatives
Real People, Real Help
Our support team knows creative businesses — and they'll help you and your students with anything technical.
You Keep What You Earn
Zero transaction fees. No hidden costs eating into the income your creative work deserves.
Start Teaching This Week
Simple enough to launch your first course in days, not months. No coding, no complicated setup.
Video That Looks Great
High-quality playback that showcases your work the way it deserves to be seen.
Common Questions from Creative Instructors
Answers to the questions we hear most from artists and creatives exploring online teaching.
Ruzuku Also Serves
See how other professionals use Ruzuku to share their expertise.
When You're Ready to Share What You Know
Join artists, musicians, and makers who use Ruzuku to teach what they love — and build a creative life that's more sustainable.
Start free. No credit card, no pressure. Our team is here if you'd like help thinking through your first course.
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